Quality of life comparison
If you lived in Bahamas instead of Eritrea, you would:
Health
live 5.8 years longer
In Eritrea, the average life expectancy is 69 years (67 years for men, 71 years for women) as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 75 years (71 years for men, 78 years for women) as of 2024.
see 26.8 times more spent on your healthcare
Eritrea spends $87 per person on healthcare as of 2023 (international dollars, adjusted for prices). Bahamas spends $2,316 as of 2023.
have 71.1% more access to essential health services
Eritrea scores 45 out of 100 on the universal health coverage index as of 2021. Bahamas scores 77 as of 2021.
be 75.4% less likely to die by suicide
Eritrea has a suicide rate of 13.2 per 100,000 people as of 2021. In Bahamas, it is 3.2 per 100,000 as of 2021.
be 2.8 times more likely to be living with HIV/AIDS
In Eritrea, 0.4% of people are living with AIDS/HIV as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 1.1% of people as of 2024.
be 11.2 times more likely to be obese
In Eritrea, 4.3% of adults are obese as of 2024. In Bahamas, that number is 48.3% of people as of 2024.
Economy
be 54.0% more likely to be unemployed
In Eritrea, 6.0% of the labor force is unemployed as of 2025. In Bahamas, that number is 9.2% as of 2025.
Life
be 73.9% less likely to die during childbirth
In Eritrea, approximately 291.0 women die from pregnancy or childbirth per 100,000 live births as of 2023. In Bahamas, 76.0 women do as of 2023.
be 55.1% less likely to die during infancy
In Eritrea, approximately 24.7 children (per 1,000 live births) die before they reach the age of one as of 2024. In Bahamas, on the other hand, 11.1 children do as of 2024.
have 62.3% fewer children
In Eritrea, there are approximately 28.7 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024. In Bahamas, there are 10.8 babies per 1,000 people as of 2024.
Basic Needs
be 83.8% more likely to have access to electricity
In Eritrea, approximately 54% of people have electricity access (77% in urban areas, and 37% in rural areas) as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 100% of people on average (100% in urban areas, and 100% in rural areas) as of 2023.
be 3.5 times more likely to have internet access
In Eritrea, approximately 26.6% of the population has internet access as of 2022. In Bahamas, about 92.5% do as of 2024.
be 90.8% more likely to have access to drinking water
In Eritrea, approximately 52% of people have access to drinking water as of 2016. In Bahamas, 99% of people do as of 2019.
Expenditures
spend 71.2% more on healthcare
Eritrea spends 3.7% of its total GDP on healthcare as of 2023. In Bahamas, that number is 6.3% of GDP as of 2023.
Geography
see 58.5% more coastline
Eritrea has a total of 2,234 km of coastline. In Bahamas, that number is 3,542 km.
Infrastructure
find 148.6 times more home broadband
Eritrea has 0.2 fixed broadband subscriptions per 100 people as of 2022. Bahamas has 25.3 as of 2024.
Environment
be 87.2% less likely to die from air pollution
In Eritrea, air pollution causes 78.0 deaths per 100,000 people as of 2019. In Bahamas, it causes 10.0 as of 2019.
emit 16.5 times more CO2
Eritrea emits 0.2 tonnes of CO2 per person each year as of 2024. Bahamas emits 3.6 tonnes as of 2024.
Sources: World Bank (2016–2025), United Nations SDG Indicators (2019–2022), World Health Organization (2024), The World Factbook. How we calculate this
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